# N5496F: Mooney A-2A, registration cancelled 1999-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney A-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-a-2a) (registry code 5872014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-787](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-787) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: B-296
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 20, 1996
- Last registry action: September 14, 1999
- Mode S code: A6FC8B
- Owner when cancelled: [Moore Frantz E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20FRANTZ%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Rhome, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Rhome)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0930° N, 97.4626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76078, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5496F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5496F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5496F-1999-10-28

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mooney A-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-a-2a.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA84LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA194), Jun 27, 1984: Mooney A-2A (N5496F), Ft. Pierce, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19971017034829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971017034829I), Oct 17, 1997: Univar A2ALON (N5496F), Rhome, TX, Destroyed. Narrative: owner was taxiing to an open area to run the engine following a long period of no operation. The owner noticed smoke from the left side of cowling,…
- [Accident 19840627031029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840627031029A), Jun 27, 1984: Univar A2ALON (N5496F), Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit shortly after takeoff, crash occurred during emergency landing.
- [Incident 19830829062119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830829062119I), Aug 29, 1983: Univar A2ALON (N5496F), Jacksonville, FL. Oil pressure dropped. Oil covered the windshield. Made emergency landing. Had oil changed. Failed to secure oil cap.

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